![]() With more than 1 million visitors a year, this is a pretty active area for both novice and experienced outdoors adventurers alike. The Point Reyes Seashore spans some 71,000 acres, with 32,000 of it reserved as wilderness, which means no development. ![]() I often wonder in all that I see, how much I’m not seeing. It’s an awakening for me to see such wildlife out in the open. I’m fortunate enough to have come across several cats throughout my visits the seashore. It is home to more than 900 species of flowering pants, approximately 700 tule elk and an array of wild cats, from mountain lions to bobcats, and more than 450 species of birds have been identified within the seashore. Point Reyes is the only National Seashore, a stretch of coast protected by the federal government under the watchful eye of the National Park Service, on the West Coast. When Francis Drake landed in Point Reyes around 1579, he came across the Coast Miwok in Marin County, but as with most historical documentation, this date is approximate, which again speaks to how many stories of people and land have been altered over time. Artifacts documenting their presence date back some 4,500 years. And of course, before Vizcaino’s arrival, the Coast Miwok inhabited the land. It’s also the day the people of Mexico exchange gifts! As with so much of California, renaming places was quite common. It represents the day they gave gifts to Jesus Christ and closes with Christmas festivities. ![]() Did you know the original name of the Point Reyes peninsula was Punta de los Reyes, which translates to Point of the Kings? Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino chose the name because he anchored in Drakes Bay on January 6, 1603, the Day of the Kings, a holiday celebrated in Mexico to honor the three wise men.
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